Members of Kennedy family identified as boaters who vanished on Chesapeake Bay

FOX ^ | 4/4/20

[nuconvert]

A member of the Kennedy family and her 8-year-old son have been identified Friday as the two boaters who are still missing after vanishing Thursday in Chesapeake Bay. David McKean told the Washington Post that he, his wife Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and their child Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean had gathered Thursday at her mom’s home in Shady Side, Maryland. Children there were kicking around a ball in the yard – but at one point it went into the water, and his wife and son “popped into a canoe to chase it down,” he said. “They just got farther out than they could handle and couldn’t get back in,” he added.

[762X51]

Wow! It seems the Kennedy family has bad luck when it comes to forms of conveyance whether planes, cars, boats or skis.

[V V Camp Enari 67-68]

So true!

[Vermont Lt]

I am a kayaker with many decades of experience.

What kind of a moron goes on to a huge body of water without PFD? And who lets an 8 year old near any water without PFD?

None of this makes any sense.

[ought-six]

“Kennedys- can’t fly, drive, swim or boat. (the exception being JFK on swimming and boating.)”

Well, maybe boating not so much (hint: PT 109).

[Tallguy]

Don’t forget: In the mind of a Kennedy, they are the subject-matter experts on practically everything. Mother Nature begs to disagree.

[bray]

Kennedy’s have never been very good at boating, flying, driving or skiing.

[Sooth2222]

From the comments: "It never ceases to amaze me how someone with Kennedy in their name is always immanently qualified for a cushy taxpayer funded job like "executive director of the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative". Why is it never Dr. Jones or Dr. Smith from a no-name med school who spent 10 years working Mumbai and actually knows something about global health? Of course that's a rhetorical question."

[dfwgator]

Kennedy’s have never been very good at boating, flying, driving or skiing.

But they know what's best for us.

[Starboard]

"All children under the age of 13 must WEAR a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket (Type I, II, III or V) while underway on a recreational vessel under 21 feet in length on Maryland waters. ... The life jacket must be the proper size for the child and must be in serviceable condition."

https://dnr.maryland.gov/boating/Documents/recreationvessels.pdf

[wgmalabama]

But that was for Wilson. Not just a random ball.

My kid was about 7 when that movie came out and cried when Wilson floated away.

[shotgun]

I love the way they all use Kennedy in their middle names to make sure they are easily identified as some self-important person. Everyone of them has 4 to 5 names.

[nascarnation]

At one time they were considered American royalty.
A lot of the shine has worn off since then.
Probably a few in the MSM still view it as a credential.

[bray]

That is to differentiate them from their 4-5 mistresses.

[bray]

Did they ever get the ball? Soccer is a dangerous sport.

[maggief]

Another sad Kennedy story that doesn’t add up.

Hope you are staying safe and well, SE Mom.

[Jimmy Valentine]

This time of year the Bay is very dangerous. The waters are very cold and the winds from the northeast were high.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Shady Side is a peninsula. If you drift from shore, you’re in the middle of the bay.

That street is a private dirt road, so no streetview.

[campaignPete R-CT]

5313 Dennis Point Lane

[outofsalt]

"Members of Kennedy family identified as boaters"
"Isn’t it usually said the other way around? 2 boaters were identified as members of the Kennedy family?"

In today's America you can identify as anything. They were obviously very early in their transition from terrestrials to nautical, but it's not our place to say.

[wetgundog]

They popped into the bay after they popped into the canoe. Willlllson!